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The Calder home, Lawnton, Pennsylvania, 1898

Nanette Lederer Calder and Calder (1900)

Nanette Lederer Calder and Calder, Pennsylvania, c. 1900Photograph by Eva Watson-Schutze

Stirling Calder in his studio, Philadelphia, c. 1903

Photographic postcard of Calder, sent to his parents in Oracle, Arizona, for Christmas 1905Calder Foundation, New York

Calder and his sister, Margaret "Peggy" Calder, Oracle, Arizona, 1906

Calder and his sister, Margaret “Peggy” Calder, Oracle, Arizona, 1906

The Calders at home in Pasadena, c. 1908

Clockwise from bottom left: Nanette Lederer Calder, actress Gladys Sills, Margaret "Peggy" Calder, and Calder, Pasadena, California, 1909

Clockwise from bottom left: Nanette Lederer Calder, actress Gladys Sills, Margaret “Peggy” Calder, and Calder, Pasadena, California, 1909

Nanette Lederer Calder and Calder on the beach in Ocean Park (1909)

Nanette Lederer Calder and Calder on the beach in Ocean Park, California, 1909

Calder and his sister, Margaret “Peggy” Calder, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, 1910

Calder (front row, third from right) with classmates at Lowell High School, San Francisco, c. 1914

Calder in front of Alexander Stirling Calder’s Fountain of Energy (1915)

Calder in front of Alexander Stirling Calder's Fountain of Energy, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915

Calder in front of Alexander Stirling Calder’s Fountain of Energy, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915

Living quarters at Plattsburg Civilian Military Training Camp (1916)

Living quarters at Plattsburg Civilian Military Training Camp, New York, c. 1916

Graduation photo, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1919

Portrait of Calder, 1920

Calder photographed in front of his painting (1924)

Calder photographed in front of his painting, Untitled (Boxing at the Madison Square Garden Gymnasium), New York, 1924

John Sloan class picture, Art Students League, New York, 1924. Calder is pictured sixth from right.Photograph by Soichi Sunami

“Cutting Up Didoes in a City Ice-Skating Rink” (1925)

"Cutting up Didoes in the City Ice-Skating Rink." National Police Gazette, 25 February 1925.

“Cutting up Didoes in the City Ice-Skating Rink.” National Police Gazette, 25 February 1925.

“Seeing the Circus with ‘Sandy’ Calder” (1925)

"Seeing the Circus with 'Sandy' Calder," National Police Gazette, 23 May 1925

“Seeing the Circus with ‘Sandy’ Calder,” National Police Gazette, 23 May 1925

“On a Sketching Stroll Through New York’s Central Park” (1925)

"On a Sketching Stroll Through New York’s Central Park." National Police Gazette, 17 October 1925.

“On a Sketching Stroll Through New York’s Central Park.” National Police Gazette, 17 October 1925.

Calder's U.S. passport, issued 26 June 1926Calder Foundation, New York

Calder’s U.S. passport, issued 26 June 1926Calder Foundation, New York

Calder’s carte d’identité, issued 3 August 1926Calder Foundation, New York

Portrait of Calder, c. 1927Photograph by Peter A. Juley & Son © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Portrait of Calder, c. 1927

Photograph by Peter A. Juley & Son

Umbrella Light, 1928Photograph by Peter A. Juley & Son © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Umbrella Light, 1928

Photograph by Peter A. Juley & Son

Cow, 1928Photograph by Peter A. Juley & Son © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Cow, 1928

Photograph by Peter A. Juley & Son

Spring, 1928Photograph by Peter A. Juley & Son © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Spring, 1928

Photograph by Peter A. Juley & Son

Portrait of Louisa James, c. 1928

Calder with Romulus and Remus, Twelfth Annual Exhibition of The Society of Independent Artists, Waldorf-Astoria, New York, 1928

Sculptor Discards Clay to Ply His Art in Wire (1928)

Elizabeth "Babe" Hawes and Calder’s wire portrait of her in a still from the film Sculptor Discards Clay to Ply His Art in Wire, produced by the ACME Film Company, 1928

Elizabeth “Babe” Hawes and Calder’s wire portrait of her in a still from the film Sculptor Discards Clay to Ply His Art in Wire, produced by the ACME Film Company, 1928

Calder carving wood sculptures, Peekskill, New York, summer 1928

Calder with Acrobats, 1929

Calder with Josephine Baker IV (c. 1928) during the filming of a Pathé newsreel, 1929

Calder with Bullie Toddlers (1927), Gould Manufacturing Company, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1929

Calder with a series of Action Toys (1929)

Calder with a series of Action Toys, Gould Manufacturing Company, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1929

Calder with Sow, 1929

Calder, 1929Photograph by André Kertész © Ministère de la Culture / Médiathèque de Patrimoine, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / André Kertész

Calder, 1929

Photograph by André Kertész

Calder with Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1929Photograph by Sacha Stone

Calder arriving with a bundle of his wire sculptures to present at Galerie Neumann-Nierendorf (1929)

Calder arriving with a bundle of his wire sculptures to present at Galerie Neumann-Nierendorf, Berlin, 1929

Kiki de Montparnasse outside Calder's 7 rue Cels studio with Kiki de Montparnasse I after the filming of Montparnasse—Where the Muses Hold Sway, Pathé Cinema, Paris, May 1929

Kiki de Montparnasse outside Calder’s 7 rue Cels studio with Kiki de Montparnasse I after the filming of Montparnasse—Where the Muses Hold Sway, Pathé Cinema, Paris, May 1929

Calder working on Kiki de Montparnasse I (1929)

Calder working on Kiki de Montparnasse I in Montparnasse—Where the Muses Hold Sway, Pathé Cinema, Paris, May 1929

Calder with Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1929Photograph by André Kertész © Ministère de la Culture / Médiathèque de Patrimoine, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / André Kertész

Calder with Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1929

Photograph by André Kertész

Louisa James on the rail of the De Grasse, 1929

Untitled, c. 1929Photograph by DeWitt Ward

Calder, Louisa James, and Jane and Reginald Harris on board the Motomar, March 1930

Fernand Léger (1930), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Fernand Léger (1930), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Amédée Ozenfant (c. 1930), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Amédée Ozenfant (c. 1930), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Association Artistique les Surindépendants (1930)

Installation photograph, Association Artistique les Surindépendants, Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris, 1930Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Installation photograph, Association Artistique les Surindépendants, Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris, 1930

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder with jewelry hanging on the wall, 7 Villa Brune studio (1930)

Calder with jewelry hanging on the wall, 7 Villa Brune studio, Paris, November 1930Photograph by Thérèse Bonney © Estate of Thérèse Bonney / Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley

Calder with jewelry hanging on the wall, 7 Villa Brune studio, Paris, November 1930

Photograph by Thérèse Bonney

Calder with Old Bull and an oil painting, 7 Villa Brune studio, Paris, November 1930Photograph by Thérèse Bonney © Estate of Thérèse Bonney / Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley

Calder with Old Bull and an oil painting, 7 Villa Brune studio, Paris, November 1930

Photograph by Thérèse Bonney

Féminité, c. 1930Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Féminité, c. 1930

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Portrait of Calder, c. 1931Photograph by Man Ray © Man Ray

Portrait of Calder, c. 1931

Photograph by Man Ray

Calder in his studio at 14 rue de la Colonie (1931)

Calder in his studio at 14 rue de la Colonie, Paris, fall 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Calder in his studio at 14 rue de la Colonie, Paris, fall 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Object with Red Discs, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Object with Red Discs, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Untitled, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Untitled, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Femme couchée dans la forêt (1929), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Femme couchée dans la forêt (1929), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Femme couchée dans la forêt (1929), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Femme couchée dans la forêt (1929), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder's 1930 oil paintings, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Calder’s 1930 oil paintings, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Monsieur Loyal and Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Monsieur Loyal and Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Two Acrobats and Rigoulot, the Strong Man, Weight Lifter from the Weight Lifter act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Two Acrobats and Rigoulot, the Strong Man, Weight Lifter from the Weight Lifter act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Two Acrobats and Rigoulot, the Strong Man, Weight Lifter from the Weight Lifter act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Two Acrobats and Rigoulot, the Strong Man, Weight Lifter from the Weight Lifter act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Spear Thrower act and Cowboy act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Spear Thrower act and Cowboy act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Monsieur Loyal and the Lion Tamer and Elephant acts from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Monsieur Loyal and the Lion Tamer and Elephant acts from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Monsieur Loyal and Fanni, the Belly Dancer act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931Photograph by Brassaï © Estate Brassaï - RMN

Monsieur Loyal and Fanni, the Belly Dancer act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), Paris, c. 1931

Photograph by Brassaï

Sheppard Vogelgesang (1928), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Sheppard Vogelgesang (1928), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Object with Red Ball, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Object with Red Ball, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Sphérique IIII, c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Sphérique IIII, c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Arc I, c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Arc I, c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Musique de Varèse, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Musique de Varèse, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Lioness (1929), c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Lioness (1929), c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder and Louisa Calder leaving for France on the American Farmer a few days after their wedding, January 1931

Untitled, c. 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Untitled, c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Densité I, c. 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Sheppard Vogelgesang (1928), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Sheppard Vogelgesang (1928), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Massimo Campigli and Edgar Varèse (1931)

Massimo Campigli (c. 1930) and Edgar Varèse (c. 1930), 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Massimo Campigli (c. 1930) and Edgar Varèse (c. 1930), 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Croisière, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Gémissement Oblique, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Gémissement Oblique, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder playing the harmonica in the rue de la Colonie garden, Paris, c. 1931

Calder and Louisa Calder with their wedding party, 1931

Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits (1931)

Exterior photograph, Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits, Galerie Percier, Paris, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Exterior photograph, Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits, Galerie Percier, Paris, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Installation photograph, Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits, Galerie Percier, Paris, 1931Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Installation photograph, Alexandre Calder: Volumes–Vecteurs–Densités / Dessins–Portraits, Galerie Percier, Paris, 1931

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Untitled, c. 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Double Arc and Sphere, 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Double Arc and Sphere, 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder and Louisa Calder with their dog (1932)

Calder and Louisa Calder with their dog, Feathers, 14 rue de la Colonie garden, Paris, c. 1932

Dancing Torpedo Shape, 1932Photograph by Marc Vaux © Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Vaux Collection

Dancing Torpedo Shape, 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder jewelry, c. 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Cadre rouge, 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder jewelry, c. 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Calder jewelry, c. 1932

Photograph by Marc Vaux

Jean Hélion's studio, Impasse Nansouty, Paris, 1933. Clockwise from top left: Jean Hélion, Anatole Jakovski, Louisa Calder, William Einstein, and Calder.Photograph by Jean Blair-Hélion © ADAGP, Paris

Jean Hélion’s studio, Impasse Nansouty, Paris, 1933. Clockwise from top left: Jean Hélion, Anatole Jakovski, Louisa Calder, William Einstein, and Calder.

Photograph by Jean Blair-Hélion